New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
MIR. DEPEW IS NOT A "BEAR"
THEY MIXED THOSE OPINIONS UP"
nrrrrS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEw-YoRK
cEyTRAL-POISrIHG OUT EVILS THAT Aas
CORRECTING THEMSELVES AID EN-


cyyTRAI-roISrIsG OUT EVILS THAT Aas
CORRECTING THEMSELVES AID EN-
PRESSING FAITH ~ SOLID
BUSINESS AND BIG RAIL
WAY Earnings.
When President Chaunccy NJ. Depew' oi Inc New-' orS
Central Railroad Company. reached tpe "r'h' 'enr"i
Station early yesterday afternoon on the special car '"
has been carrying him and his party OF lhsl"eoh over
tho Vanderbilt railway system he found himself gtcf'ed
ny mora rewsnaper reporters than he had ever met be
fore ON similar occasion. They welcomed hlii win
open books and pencils or with open cars anu NJ,
words had peculiar significance Inc pe"'S !" van
Street had been using 'hc remarks he had been icPo'e'
as making IN st. Louis with serious ehect upon 'le
values of investments and everyone wanted the denas
he had sent while flying over the rails 10 DO s"PleH'
ed by explicit statements
Cornelius Vanderbilt. chairman OF inc poaIa vi
Directors OF the Central rOAd who hah peen win M
Depew on the tour OF inspection lott the car p"'oio
rolled into the Forty second street station 10 'are
train for Newport Mr. Derew disposed OF some OF MS
newspaper friends looked after the pressing mail AZ MS
office and then went to his home in East Forty thrdst
and was there subjected to the interviewing process
He enoyed drive In The afternoon and before dinner
received more newspaper callers. Every one ounu eo
access to Nr. Depew II he WIS rcpfcsehtaO'o" '"o
press and the Cenrrars president did not appear 10 DO
alarmed that hs home papers would mis- luole MN.
NO KysrXrM NJ AGAIN~T TIE EXPORTERS.
Tie talked freely and c0nversiOnaly and whilo
cmphacaly rcpuiiaiing as he had dohel In HIS 'cc-
rrapned deplals the extreme views which had bech
attributed TO him. he explained the unfortunate mlSip
prehension OF bis language without trace OF haIiee
toward the western reporter. To Ia bo.h iePoi'e'
late in the afternoon. Mr. Derew sail:
Iwas surprised to find that my reported remarks had
caused such stir in Wall street. hut can readily SEQ
how what did say WIS mixed mp nncon~cou'ly win
the Vows Of the gentleman who interviewed me- do
not doubt that lie had the best intentions IN the world
ti,n Itf. lat
II 80 O'Clock in the evening just as was aoont 10 go
ont with a friend don believe that our TAX a'teu
more than ten minutes. Tho gentleman VINO talkeu 10
me had strong aud pronounced views On INC '''
railroad building and the real estate speculation ana hc
WAS emphatic In utteflDs th"nL lie pfOpaDy 700" up
the bricf time we had to talk with advancing his
OWL ideas aud haste OF writing the interview out
nj the late hour Of the night hedoubucss unconscious
INCORPORATED views with what he reported
me a, expressing lie notes and our con'ersa-
tion was as dcsaliory II Is now-e1cePt OF course
that il did no: occupy tue space OF Tine lou can
readily see that presenting the subjects OF whether the
railroad construction tho Wc-t had proceeded beyond
rroncr needs or the cxirayagant hOoms In some OF the
real estate OF tho West had endangered business
stability with all the hmstions that would he involved
,n ANYTHING that coud bo inicgonty said on the
mailer II would require pretty level man I"
rcport whit was said particularly II the queSt"n"r were
pronouncci ia his own opinions or theories. lie cH
,r,.seL his own IDEAS In talk ana told lne that e
l,d written a great dcal the subject listened
,tfeuvely 10 what he had to AMI made my replies
with proper Limitations. The limitations ala not get INTO
the publ shed report"